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Police are investigating a possible vandalism case in Park Estates after a man discovered an anti-gay slur written on his car. Photo by Stephen Carr/Los Angeles Newspaper Group.

LONG BEACH — Police are investigating a possible vandalism case in Park Estates after a man discovered an anti-gay slur written on his car, an official said.

The owner of the car, who lives in the 1500 block of Ramillo Avenue, called police Monday morning after he came outside and discovered the words “fag” and “gay” written in chalk on vinyl top of his convertible, Chrysler Sebring.

Los Angeles graffiti artist Jamie Ochoa was commissioned to cover the splattered painted that defaced this billboard for The Craig & Robbie Internet radio show. Photo courtesy of Craig Olsen

A mid-city billboard for The Craig & Robbie Hour, a gay-themed Internet radio show, that was twice defaced was turned into a piece of art last month, FishbowlLA reports.

The billboard, which is located at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Formosa Avenue, was vandalized with splashed paint several months ago and Nov. 2.

Global Voice Broadcasting, which broadcasts the show, and one of the show’s hosts called the incident a hate crime, but that description might be premature; police have not called it hate crime and haven’t arrested anyone.

Nevertheless, by the end of November, Craig Olsen, of The Craig & Robbie Hour, commissioned local graffiti artist Jamie Ochoa to cover the splattered paint, Olsen told FishbowlLA

“I wanted to turn this [gay] hate crime into a positive message for the community,” Olsen told the media site. “I have owned and operated my own interior design showroom in this community for the past 16 years, and I also live in Hancock Park.”

Olsen and co-host Robbie Laughlin, of E! News fame, have been best friends for more than two decades. Their 1-year-old program generally highlights the latest endeavors of their numerous entertainment industry pals, FishbowlLA said.

LONG BEACH – A 23-year-old Rancho Palos Verdes man charged in the vandalism of two well-known Long Beach gay establishments and a Redondo Beach gay bar pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Tuesday, according to court documents.

Olivier Saintvictor has been charged with two counts of felony vandalism and a hate-crime allegation. He was arrested Feb. 15 and released on $145,000 bail.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 12, and a trial has been scheduled for May 19, according to court documents.

The vandalism incidents occurred Dec. 17.

The first one happened about 6 p.m. at the Dolphin Bar in Redondo Beach. Someone matching Saintvictor’s appearance, a 6-foot-tall black man weighing 200 pounds with shoulder-length dreadlocks, threw a rock at a Cadillac Escalade parked near the bar and then threw another rock into the bar’s entryway, damaging a neon sign.

The man returned to a white Toyota Prius and drove away, said bar owner Jim LeBoeuf.

About 8:30 p.m., a plate glass window next to the front door of The Center Long Beach on Fourth Street was shattered. Nobody was injured and nobody inside the Center saw anything, but some of them heard the noise, said Ron Sylvester, Center board chair.

It appeared a potted plant was thrown at the window.

Less than 30 minutes later, someone tossed a rock through a window facing Ocean Boulevard at Club Ripples. The bar was open at the time, but nobody was injured, said manager Ken Davis.

Witnesses at both locations said they saw a white Prius and a man matching Saintvictor’s description leaving the scenes, said Detective Jackie Bezart of the Long Beach Police Department.

If anyone has information about similar incidents of vandalism, contact violent crimes detectives at 562-570-7250.